
Ginger
Edible ginger needing warmth, fertile soil and temperatures above 18°C for active growth.
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Zingiber officinale
Description
Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows annual pseudostems about one meter tall, bearing narrow leaf blades.
Taxonomy
Family
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Zingiber